“There has been a recent nationwide trend to get rid of this outdated method of euthanasia,” says Texas Humane Legislation Network vice-president Shelby Bobosky. “Virtually every shelter agency agrees that euthanasia by injection is the preferred and humane method for euthanasia.”

The group also notes that “because Texas does not require mandatory inspections of shelter gas chambers, the risk to personnel is greater than elsewhere.”

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